Snow Summer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781554983575)

To prevent the world from sinking into eternal winter, Wyn must embrace her hidden power.

Massive climate change has caused a winter that will not thaw, and it seems that the forces of nature have turned on humanity itself. But in the sleepy British village of Pateley, one special girl may hold the key to the earth's survival.

Wyn, an orphan, has always known that she is different. Unable to feel the biting cold of wind and snow of Pateley's endless winter, she does what she can to blend in. But when mysterious figures start to appear in the village, insisting that she may have the power to restore order to the natural world, Wyn must look deep inside herself to face the secrets of her past that she has kept hidden even from herself.

From debut author Kit Peel, Snow Summer is an immersive fantasy novel that expertly conveys the beauty of the natural world and its conflict with human development. A powerful allegory for climate change and global warming, it is nevertheless a timeless story, reminiscent of classics of the genre.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3
Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Author: Kit Peel
ISBN-10: 1554983576
ISBN-13: 9781554983575
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2016
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 143
Booklist 10/15/2016 pg. 58
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most